13-letter words containing v, a, l, i, s
- fast dissolve — a transition that fades out one scene and replaces it with another, merging the two scenes imperceptibly
- favrile glass — a type of iridescent glass developed by L.C. Tiffany
- festival hall — a concert hall in London, on the South Bank of the Thames: constructed for the 1951 Festival of Britain; completed 1964–65
- festivalgoers — Plural form of festivalgoer.
- fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
- film festival — a festival devoted to film
- fingal's cave — a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- galvanisation — Alternative form of galvanization.
- german silver — any of various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel, usually white and used for utensils, drawing instruments, etc.; nickel silver.
- gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
- half-silvered — (of a mirror) having an incomplete reflective coating, so that half the incident light is reflected and half transmitted: used in optical instruments and two-way mirrors
- immovableness — The quality of being immovable.
- inconversable — (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
- indissolvable — Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated.
- individualise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of individualize.
- individualism — a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.
- individualist — a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.
- intravascular — within the blood vessels.
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- inviolateness — The state of being inviolate.
- invisible man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
- invitationals — Plural form of invitational.
- irrelevancies — irrelevance.
- labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- lateroversion — abnormal lateral displacement of a bodily organ or part, esp of the uterus
- legal adviser — a lawyer who gives advice
- legislatively — By legislation, by the method of enacting laws.
- liver sausage — liverwurst.
- livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lula da silva — Luiz Inácio (ˈlwiʃ iˈnasju). born 1945, Brazilian socialist politician; president of Brazil (2003–2011)
- machiavellism — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- malinvestment — An incorrect or unwise investment.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.
- misevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multivitamins — Plural form of multivitamin.
- naive realism — the theory that the world is perceived exactly as it is.
- navigableness — Quality of being navigable.
- negative lens — a lens that causes a beam of parallel rays to diverge after refraction, as from a virtual image; a lens that has a negative focal length.
- nicholasville — a town in central Kentucky.
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- nondivisional — Not divisional.
- noninvasively — In a noninvasive manner.
- norwalk virus — a norovirus.
- observability — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.